Control Line: Scale
SCALE COMPETITION RULES review has been the main subject of discussion in this column for the past few months. I've attempted to provide a better understanding of the rules, and perhaps interest some nonscale modelers in CL Scale. This month I would like to call your attention to some proposed changes to the 1996 CL Scale rules that passed the initial vote of the AMA Scale Board (see pages 136-137 of the April 1995 Model Aviation). If these proposals are approved on the final vote, they will certainly change some of what I have recently presented.
Control Line: Scale
WHAT'S THE STATE of CL Scale? There seem to be two schools of thought. Based on reports and newsletters, the answer may depend on where you look. Some areas, like the central and midwestern parts of the country, report that activity in general is in decline. Aside from a few active CL Scale clubs, interest is down compared to a couple of years ago. While activity may be down in some parts of the country, the East and West Coasts have considerable amounts of Scale activity. There is great emphasis on preserving current Scale events, as well as promoting the fun aspects. It's the fun portion of these efforts I'll talk about this month.
Control Line: Scale
CONTROL LINE ELECTRIC Flight: A recent letter from Grant Heistand (Burbank CA) prompts me to ask the following question: How many of you have successfully used electric power in your CL Scale models? While I've mentioned electric power in past columns, the information was often based on experimentation and couldn't be used for competition purposes. Grant, on the other hand, has been experimenting with electric-powered Scale models for some time, and has successfully flown an electric-powered Sig Spacewalker in competition. He captured first place in Precision Scale at the 1993 Nats, and has also won West Coast meets.
Control Line: Scale
CONGRATULATIONS GO to Bob Furr of Omaha Nebraska's Orbiting Eagles. In July 1994 Bob was honored with membership in AMA's Aero Honor Society for newsletter editors. Bob was honored because the newsletter he edits is a quality product, and is very enjoyable reading. Bob is in his twelfth year as editor of the Orbiting Eagles newsletter; the April/May 1995 installment was his 100th issue. The Academy has inducted fewer than 60 newsletter editors into the Aero Honor Society; Bob is one of only five control line newsletter editors so honored.
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AVIATION MUSEUMS can be great fun to visit, and are fine sources of Scale documentation. In a recent issue of Replica, the newsletter of the National Association of Scale Aeromodelers (NASA), Mike Welshans told of his visit to modeling friend Bill Logan in London, Ontario, and the Canadian National Aviation Museum located in Ottawa, Ontario. The museum is approximately 80 miles north of the US border, and approximately 175 miles north of Syracuse-it's within easy reach of most northern locations in the Midwest and eastern United States. Ottawa is also the home of the Parliament buildings which are most interesting to visit, especially if you catch the changing-of-the-guard ceremony. Mike noted that the museum has 109 aircraft, from the dawn of Canadian aviation to present-day jet fighters. There are 47 aircraft on permanent display inside the museum, and eight on display outside. The remainder in a storage area awaiting restoration.
